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Penguins Agree to Terms with Forward Derek Grant on a One-Year Contract

The Pittsburgh Penguins have agreed to terms with forward Derek Grant on a one-year contract, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford.

The deal has an average annual value of $650,000.

Grant, 28, is coming off a career year with the Anaheim Ducks, where he produced 12 goals, 12 assists and 24 points in 66 games. The versatile Grant ranked third on the Ducks by winning 53.1 percent of his draws. He averaged 49 seconds of shorthanded ice time per game, and 37 seconds on the power play, where he had three man-advantage tallies.

Back in 2015-16, Grant was an American Hockey League All-Star with the Stockton Heat, Calgary's affiliate. That year, he averaged better than a point-per-game with Stockton, notching 45 points (27G-18A) in 36 games. Grant was the AHL's Player of the Month for January that season.